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  SpaceX Starlink satellites made 50,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in the paast 6 months. What does that mean for space safety? 

 Satellites in SpaceX's Starlink megaconstellation made nearly 50,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in the last six months, about double the number made in the previous half-year. 

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https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-50000-collision-avoidance-maneuvers-space-safety